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The Dark Knight Build

Discussion in '2nd Gen. Builds (2005-2015)' started by Dark Knight, Dec 18, 2008.

  1. Dec 10, 2011 at 10:55 AM
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    Thanks! This helps a lot. I didn't really look at it that well before I started whining. This looks like a good a fix as possible. Clean. Is the sealer still holding. Say you used silicone. Typically silicone doesn't hold plastic well.
     
  2. Dec 10, 2011 at 11:03 AM
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    A few bolts are different.
    Pinch weld is not plastic. Not sure how long it will hold, I just did the job this morning.
     
  3. Dec 10, 2011 at 2:49 PM
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    looks good man...whatcha got planned? getting some bigger shoes for the limo?
     
  4. Dec 10, 2011 at 3:13 PM
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    Nah, nothing bigger. Just getting around to making things not rub. I have dealt with it long enough, with access to a full shop I figure why not...
     
  5. Dec 30, 2011 at 10:55 AM
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  6. Dec 30, 2011 at 10:57 AM
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  7. Dec 30, 2011 at 10:59 AM
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    hmmm wonder if he paid less than $44/ea
     
  8. Dec 30, 2011 at 11:02 AM
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    I google searched them this morning and Summit has the lowest price, but Poly never even came up. Good question. As long as you don't get them from TC like I did your paying a good price. TC can bite me...said they were giving me "racers pricing" cause mine went bad in under 9 months. Turns out they bent me over for a second time.
     
  9. Dec 30, 2011 at 11:05 AM
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    Yeah, no shit. I got bent over by TC on some replacement misalignment spacers before also. Summit ones are the stainless teflon lined and like you said, cheapest I could find.
     
  10. Dec 30, 2011 at 11:11 AM
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    The FK stainless ones are the best 1" balls made. Aurora doesn't make a 1" ball otherwise I would of gotten them.

    So far so good with my FK.
     
  11. Jan 7, 2012 at 8:51 AM
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    More aerodynamic now
    [​IMG]
     
  12. Jan 7, 2012 at 9:29 AM
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    now it's time to get hung up

    my last skid is always bottoming out on stuff.
     
  14. Jan 7, 2012 at 2:29 PM
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    so jelly!!!!!

    that's damn sexy jeff....time to go test it out now right? :D

    i finally chopped my allpoo tcase skid to give me a flat belly but i don't have the consistent skid from front to back like that though....if i only had a money tree...
     
  15. Jan 8, 2012 at 7:55 AM
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    Read that as "my last kid" haha those damn things are always hanging on stuff
    cool that allpoo skid is a crazy design.. I got really lucky with this set from bud. I only have $150 in the whole set between finding a crazy good deal on the front/mid and getting the tcase skid for Christmas. Going to wind rock next saturday for some mild testing.
     
  16. Jan 8, 2012 at 5:18 PM
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    When did you move back to the east coast? Skids look good.
     
  17. Jan 8, 2012 at 5:30 PM
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    September. Feels good to be back in the dirty south.
     
  18. Jan 8, 2012 at 5:31 PM
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    Oh wow, I guess I really fell behind on keeping up with TW. Well welcome back!
     
  19. Jan 8, 2012 at 7:20 PM
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    haha yeah me too... thanks
     
  20. Jan 11, 2012 at 9:28 AM
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    Nitto Trail Grapplers now available in 285/75/16.

    Anyone want a near new set of MTZ's?
     

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